Proclaimed one of the great American writers of short fiction by the New York Times Book Review, William Goyen (1915-1983) had a quintessentially American literary career, in which national recognition came only after years of struggle to find his authentic voice, his audience, and an artistic milieu in which to create. These letters, which span the years 1937 to 1983, offer a compelling testament to what it means to be a writer in America. A prolific correspondent, Goyen wrote regularly to friends, family, editors, and ...
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Proclaimed one of the great American writers of short fiction by the New York Times Book Review, William Goyen (1915-1983) had a quintessentially American literary career, in which national recognition came only after years of struggle to find his authentic voice, his audience, and an artistic milieu in which to create. These letters, which span the years 1937 to 1983, offer a compelling testament to what it means to be a writer in America. A prolific correspondent, Goyen wrote regularly to friends, family, editors, and other writers. Among the letters selected here are those to such major literary figures as W. H. Auden, Archibald MacLeish, Joyce Carol Oates, William Inge, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Spencer, and Katherine Anne Porter. These letters constitute a virtual autobiography, as well as a fascinating introduction to Goyen's work. They add an important chapter to the study of American and Texas literature of the twentieth century.
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Fine in NF jacket. Neither remainder nor ex-lib. Hardcover in brown cloth, in brown glossy jacket with b/w photo of Goyen on front, 8vo. xliii + 427pp. Indices, editorial notes with letters, photos at front. Edited with introduction by Robert Phillips; afterword by Stephen Spender. Fine/NF. Book has light foxing just beginning to page edges. Jacket has mild abrasion along upper edges; light sunning to spine with titles unaffected; mild rubbing to rear panel at upper corner and over hinge ridge. Book and jacket are otherwise as new: bright, tight, sharp and unmarked. Jacket in Brodart.
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NF in NF jacket. Octavo. Brown cloth covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Very light bumping at the tail of the spine. Decorative tan endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 427 pages. Illustrated with a section of photographs. Dust Jacket-has just a trace of rubbing at the tail of the spine and at the very tips of the four outside corners. Heavier than average volume will possibly require additional shipping for Priority or International service.
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